Konoha: This Uchiha just wants to lie down.

Chapter 388 Food Crisis!

Konoha Village!
It was completely gloomy at this time.

You can tell the reason by looking at the fields outside the village.

The golden rice fields are indeed beautiful, but countless villagers fainted in tears.

Everyone knows the speed at which genetically modified seeds degenerate, but only God knows what they will become after a few crops.

Anyway, Konoha is in trouble this time.

The seeds distributed to villagers by the village occupied more than 80% of the rice fields.

The remaining 20% ​​was not because the villagers did not listen to the higher-ups, but because there were not enough seeds.

Now, the crops only grow in size but not in ears, and even if they do grow, they are not much. How can the villagers not despair?

The grain output may be less than half of the normal level.

You know, although Konoha's annual grain output cannot meet all consumption, it can meet most of the demand. Add some purchases, and there is never a shortage of food.

But now that this has happened, the amount of food that needs to be purchased is not a small number.

Even if the grain is piled up to rot in the nobles' warehouses, it does not mean that Konoha can easily purchase it.

First comes relationships!
The nobles don't need your money, and if you don't have the right connections, they won't sell it to you.

Then comes the trouble!
Because it is impossible to concentrate grain together, but instead it is stored in warehouses in various places, it is more difficult to transport it.

In a nutshell, food procurement is not like other things.

Large quantity, low price, difficult transportation!

Except during wartime, caravans generally do not focus on this kind of business, and Konoha's previous food shortages were also made through special procurement.

Now, if we want to purchase additional large quantities of food, it is no longer a question of money, but a question of efficiency.

And it will cost more money.

Although the current food prices are not as exaggerated as during the Ninja World War, they still remain at around 50,000 taels per ton.

If you purchase tens of thousands of tons, it will cost...more than 10 billion taels.

Simply heartless!
Anyway, Douping is ready to kill Konoha.

Now the only place that can meet Konoha's needs and is convenient for purchasing is the castle tower.

Of course, if Konoha would rather be ripped off by those greedy nobles and purchase high-priced grain, then he would have nothing to say.

"Let's go!"

Dohei ended his transformation jutsu with a smile on his face and walked towards the gate of Konoha.

This time they came back openly, so there was no need to hide their identities. As for the caravan they were protecting?

Still dozens of kilometers behind!
As for the reward, they naturally don't want it.

"Master Tang Ping!"

The gatekeeper has been changed.

They have become the two 'gate gods' named Gang Zitetsu and Kamijou Izumo. The plot that Liudao chose to attack from the sky because he was afraid to face them directly was born because of them.

After a few secret glances, Tang Ping felt that he was too superficial and could not see the true strength of the two people at all.

"Ok!"

After nodding and greeting, he entered Konoha with Hinata Sogetsu and Guren.

Konoha is still prosperous.

But if you look closely, you will find that there is a lack of confidence on their faces.

The Nine-Tails Rebellion!

The blow was too great.

Before this, no one would have believed that Konoha would be attacked.

In the past, Shadow Rock was blown up by the detonating talisman, which could be considered a conspiracy.

But the Nine-Tailed Fox destroyed a large area and caused considerable damage despite the resistance of countless ninjas. To this day, they are still deeply afraid of the huge nine-tailed demon fox.

At the same time, the business side is actually not as good as before.

It was not due to environmental factors, but because the emergence of the new commercial center, the castle tower, began to divert the resources of Konoha Village.

Whoosh!
A masked figure suddenly appeared in front of the three people.

It's the Anbu!
"Lord Dohei, the Third Hokage wants to see you!"

The Anbu directly stated his purpose.

If it were someone else, it wouldn't be an "invitation" but a direct "summoning".

At the same time, from the name, we can understand Tang Ping’s current identity and status.

Even if they are elite jonin, such as Kakashi, they are addressed by their first names without adding the suffix "sir" at the end.

"Reply to the Third Hokage and tell him that I will come forward after the Cloud Ninja Envoy arrives!"

Tang Ping waved his hand to signal the other party to retreat.

joke!

Now they are looking for him, isn't it just to discuss how to deal with the Cloud Ninja? Do they really think he doesn't know? He is too lazy to waste time and just let F4 discuss it themselves.

He has come to support you out of respect, but if you really want him to obey you, you may not be awake yet.

In the past, he obeyed because he was still immature.

But now that I am so powerful, if I still obey, then wouldn't all this strength and power be in vain?

Even though he won't rebel and will use his 'Konoha' identity to suck the blood of the village, it doesn't mean he doesn't have a temper.

And this is not without precedent.

Just like Tsunade, she won't give any face to those old Bidens at all, and will only do more excessive things.

So, what’s the problem with me enjoying the same treatment that Tsunade enjoys?

In terms of background, he is indeed not as good as Tsunade, but in terms of strength and power, he is stronger, right?

With this confidence, it’s no wonder that Dohei responded to the Anbu in this way.

"Can…"

The Anbu wanted to say something else but was interrupted.

He was unable to finish his words because of the powerful aura.

Before, Orochimaru was able to suppress Kakashi with his murderous aura, so it wouldn't be too much for Dohei to suppress this Anbu with his aura, right?

In the end, this Anbu could only go back and report.

Hokage's office!
After listening to the report from the Anbu, the F4 who had gathered for a small meeting fell silent.

"You go down first!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen let the Anbu go out first.

After everyone left, Utane Koharu spoke.

"How dare that brat ignore your summons, Hiruzen!"

It was she who suggested calling the other party over.

After all, the Cloud Ninja delegation will be arriving soon, so they naturally need to discuss internally how to respond then.

I originally thought that this was an opportunity for the other party to participate in Konoha's high-level affairs, but I didn't expect the other party to be so ungrateful.

In fact, both Uchiha Dohei and Utane Koharu are very dissatisfied with Uchiha Dohei.

After all, there had been a conflict before, and the various behaviors afterwards made her increasingly dissatisfied with him. Now that she was directly slapped in the face, naturally she didn't want to endure it anymore.

But even if she doesn't want to endure it, she has to endure it.

Because the other party is not one of those little ninjas who can be manipulated by her at will.

Just because she can hold it back doesn't mean others can.

"Huruzen, have the Anbu arrest and punish this guy who dared to disobey the Hokage's orders!"

Danzo said in a delighted tone.

it is good!
Very good!
He was worried that he couldn't find a way to deal with Tang Ping, but he didn't expect the other party to give him an excuse himself.

"Danzo, this is not an order from the village!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen rejected Danzo's suggestion with a headache.

If it is an official order from the village, the other party can indeed be punished for disobeying it.

But a formal order must be accompanied by a mission scroll, but a casual summons cannot really be considered a crime.

They are ninjas, not samurai, so they are not that rigid.

Take Tsunade for example. She never gives face to herself as the Hokage. She ignores all the orders and kicks people out of the office whenever she wants. If we really want to punish people so strictly, she should be the first one to be punished.

"But Hiruzen, he completely ignored you as the Hokage!"

Danzo secretly tried to put some shade on Dohei.

"Let's discuss how to solve this food crisis first!"

Mitomon En spoke up to come to the rescue and at the same time glared at Danzo fiercely.

As an old friend who had known each other since childhood, how could he not see that the other party was adding fuel to the fire.

Food crisis!

This is also a huge problem that Konoha has encountered during this period.

When Danzo heard this, he instantly became quiet.

Because most of this pot is his roots.

After all, several people strongly opposed the large-scale planting of Tenshu No. 1 right now, but Danzo felt that they were too conservative, so he tried every means to replace the rice seeds.

As long as the villagers can get a good harvest, it will bring him a lot of prestige and accumulate enough capital to become the next Hokage.

Unfortunately, it failed.

As a result, Konoha's grain production this year is less than half of previous years, and it is necessary to find a way to purchase a large amount of grain.

(End of this chapter)